Peter Sagan wins crash-marred stage 2 and takes yellow jersey. Cyclingnews - Gaviria crashes in final. I expected the last few kilometres to be a bit easier, but it was really tough — up and down, left and right, before climbing again.

Richie Porte agrees two-year deal with Trek-Segafredo. Cyclingnews - Australian set to make switch from BMC. Richie Porte rues time loss after stage 1 crashes.

Cyclingnews - Manxman 36th on opening stage of Tour de France. Third place in the sprint gives me confidence. Cyclingnews - Katusha-Alpecin came through late to finish behind Gaviria and Sagan.

Nightmare start to Tour de France for Nairo Quintana. Chris Froome crashes and loses time on stage 1. I was up there but the best rider won today.

Cyclingnews - World champion accepts defeat in opening sprint of the Tour de France. Stage 1 finish line quotes.

It was thanks to their work and the strong legs I had that I could beat two strong riders and take a yellow jersey Colombia had been waiting for 15 years.

I was thinking of the victory, but to take also the yellow jersey was a dream, a dream which I turned into reality thanks to the beautiful work of all my teammates, who rode their heart out for me and made sure of bringing me into the best position for the final.

Roglic remains resolute in his Tour de France objectives. Chris Froome must be respected. Merckx Tour de France stage record is one of my few remaining targets.

Team Sky leadership will be decided in the Alps. Of course the salbutamol case has been damaging. Cyclingnews previews the Tour de France here.

Chris is in great shape after the Giro - mentally and physically - and the whole team want to build on the success we had in Italy.

Chris is already one of the greats of the sport. This is a chance for him to cement that reputation even further. It is a team of real versatility and one that balances youth with experience.

They are both very talented bike riders and will have a lot to offer. It is also fantastic that Luke Rowe will be riding the Tour again as our road captain after his serious accident last summer.

It is testament to his ability and determination that he has come back so strongly. These are very special weeks every year.

We love riding in France and we are all looking forward to starting racing. Brailsford looks to weather storm as Tour de France looms. Cyclingnews - Team Sky boss talks to press about Chris Froome salbutamol case.

Chris Froome speaks to the press ahead of the Tour de France - Gallery. We want to get through that process with Tom this year without any pressure on results, creating the foundations to build on in the years to come.

Tour de France tech: The biggest bikes and components on the biggest stage. Cyclingnews - UCI president defends handling of case. I have no ambition for the green jersey, the GC is our priority.

Cyclingnews - Australian still suffering with shoulder injury ahead of Tour de France. Nibali hoping to repeat perfect ride of Tour de France victory.

Cyclingnews - Team Sky leader ready to focus on Tour de France. Cyclingnews - Team Sky and rider set to launch appeal in coming days.

The Chris Froome Tour de France situation is terrible. Cyclingnews - No place for Cummings as African team targets sprints finishes. Astana name team to support Fuglsang at Tour de France.

Cyclingnews - Cort to target sprints on Tour debut. Everything in July is top level — every rider, every stage, every second.

I need to focus for 21 days. We start the race trying to win the Tour de France. Is that optimistic and is that pushing the limits of our team?

But we were second place last year. We have a little bit stronger team this year, and we have a parcours more suited to Rigo than last year.

We have Rigo, who is stronger than he was last year. Chris Froome is the Tour de France favourite but he has weaknesses. Team Sky have two leadership options for the Tour de France.

Cyclingnews - Dauphine winner looking to stay safe in opening week. I have every right to race the Tour de France. Cyclingnews - Team Sky leader says he is expecting to be exonerated in salbutamol case.

To lead the Tour de France team is an honour. Cyclingnews - Mitchelton-Scott leader ready to take advantage of any opportunities.

Mollema gets another chance at Tour de France podium. Cyclingnews - Degenkolb makes the cut, while Stetina is left home.

Thomas wants challenge with Froome at Tour de France. Cyclingnews - Gerrans makes the cut, bringing average age to I plan to take the race day by day, stage by stage and try to achieve the best results possible.

The event where you get all the best cyclists, the best sprinters. I am going to France determined to get the best result possible and, if possible, a stage victory.

Cyclingnews - Izagirre brothers, Pozzovivo, Haussler and Colbrelli in final eight. Analysing the Quick-Step squad for the Tour de France.

Niki and Phil are two big champions whose experience we will rely on when things get hectic and on the flat stages, in the TTT and on the cobblestones.

They are not only leaders and winners, but very good team players, who can sacrifice themselves for their teammates, displaying that genuine team spirit which have led to so much success for our squad.

The same goes for Tim and Yves, who will be important forces on the flat and cobbled terrain. Both have proven their quality in a Grand Tour last year and arrive full of confidence and motivation after a successful outing at the National Championship in Belgium.

Thanks to the help of the technical staff and trainers we believe that we have put together the most competitive team in order to make the racing as exciting and competitive as possible for all cycling fans.

Fortuneo-Samsic and Look end partnership before Tour de France. Cyclingnews - French team will switch equipment right before biggest race of the year.

Cyclingnews - Vichot, Molard and Gaudu in final eight-rider selection. Movistar sending veterans to support three Tour de France leaders.

This is the way we work in motorsport championships too. We are certain that this partnership will yield significant results, not only in terms of race wins, but also and primarily in terms of product development.

We have been really happy with the development of the tyres. We have ended up with a fantastic fast, grippy, comfortable tyre that handles incredibly well.

You can never set the goal of five wins at the Tour de France. Cyclingnews - German says Chris Froome participation reflects badly on sport. Winning one Tour de France stage will liberate Gaviria, says Steels.

Cyclingnews - Belgian remembers his debut Tour de France. Movistar might have the strongest team at the Tour de France. Cyclingnews - Roster designed to win stages.

All for Adam Yates: Cyclingnews - Ewan left out for performance reasons, says White. Cyclingnews - Australian team solely built around Yates.

Hinault calls for peloton to strike if Chris Froome takes part in Tour de France. The response by a Team Sky spokesperson included this: His comments are irresponsible and ill-informed.

Chris has not had a positive test, rather an adverse analytical finding for a prescribed asthma medication. As an ex-rider himself, Bernard will appreciate the need for fairness for each and every athlete.

And at the current time, Chris is entitled to race. At the moment, everything is going great. In both of my previous races California and Dauphine I came back at a really good level despite not having the ideal preparation.

I even managed a stage win at the end of the Dauphine, which is great for the confidence ahead of my biggest goal of the season.

As always with the Tour de France, there is a lot of stress and nervousness in the bunch in the first few days, especially with the possibility of crosswinds or splits.

We have great strength and depth which means we are able to perform under all circumstances. Cyclingnews - Movistar confirm three-leader line-up in Madrid.

Cyclingnews - Belgian rules out signing for just the biggest pay packet. Tour de France contenders firing on all cylinders. I need some improvement before the Tour de France.

The race will decide our Tour de France leadership. Cyclingnews - Colombian on combining with Landa and Valverde in July. Uran gets key Tour de France form indicator in Slovenia.

Tour de France organisers to introduce grid start for 65km Pyrenean stage. Cyclingnews - Yellow jersey to be given pole position for stage to Saint-Lary-Soulan.

Tom Dumoulin set to ride Tour de France. Cyclingnews - Team Sunweb expected to reveal pre-selection this week.

Thomas to finalize future before Tour de France. The first week will be an extremely hectic one, with stages near to the coast, lots of narrow roads, the TTT, two uphill finishes, ending with the Roubaix cobble stage.

The second week features summit finishes, short explosive stages, sprint opportunities and rolling terrain before the final mountain showdowns and an ITT ahead of the closing stage in Paris.

As the world champions, the TTT is a stage that we have already highlighted and we will look for a solid result there. Tour de France Results. Stage 21 starts at 4: Finish at around 7: Live video from 3: Tour de France Live Coverage.

Eastern Finish at around 7: Capital of Belgium and seat of the European Union, the City of Brussels is located in the heart of the Brussels-Capital region and surrounded by independent suburbs.

An historic centre with ancient walls, it takes its name from its five-sided shape. To the north are the old villages of Laeken, Haren and Neder-Over-Heembeek, which merged with the city in These three areas of Brussels have their own identity and show another side to the city.

In , it will be the 11th time that Brussels welcomes the Tour de France. The first time the Tour de France stops in Brussels. Double success for Belgian Roger Lambrecht, stage winner and yellow jersey.

Brussels is the place to be. The time-trial competed in the streets of the Belgian capital is conquered by Bernard Hinault.

Last visit of the Tour. Italian Alessandro Petacchi wins after a bunched sprint. Whether by chance or coincidence, after the start in Roubaix, the race would include on its course Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, the common where the Merckx family had its grocery store.

The sprint of the first half-stage was claimed by Marino Basso, but Merckx took command of the general classification in the after-noon after the team timetrial.

At home, in front of his fans. To start his Tour life in yellow could have satisfied the young conqueror who was already focused on the future after that dream day: Now the other goal is to bring it back there.

The race plan was respected when he carried the Jersey during kms on a solo breakaway to Mourenx while he had already won the race.

It was great to see Michi in a breakaway and winning the Most Combative Rider prize. I am really happy for him that he is on the podium.

He fully deserves it after a lot of hard work in the first week. We also saw how strong he is as he could stay in front of the peloton for a long time.

In the end, I just gave it a try. It is always good to go with the race. We had a good first week and I think now it will be about continuing to try to make results and be at the front like Michi did today.

Once again, I have to thank my teammates for their dedication and work. It was a flat stage after the tough mountains, so everybody recovered a little bit in the group.

I think they all seemed happy to stay in the bunch and go through a more relaxed stage. My timing in the sprint might now seem perfect but I think I was probably a little bit late.

I was a bit behind with meters to go and on the last climb, I tried to bring myself to the front. However, the Tour de France is far from over.

Cyclingnews - Suspected vertebra fracture for Italian. Vincenzo Nibali out of the Tour de France. Cyclingnews - Fan videos capture moment of crash that left Italian with a fractured T10 vertebra.

Stage 12 finish line quotes. Cyclingnews - Maillot Jaune triumphs, Nibali crashes. Just like we planned, he did his best to get into the good breakaway but unfortunately, there were really strong guys in there including some of those on GC like Valverde and Kruijswijk for the most part.

When we started the Croix de Fer, he rode his own tempo to save some energy as fighting with the GC riders at the front was almost impossible.

Behind, the other guys were good and kept a good tempo to be safely within the time limit and that was also a priority of the day. I had nothing left in my legs and just wanted to make the finish line in the best time possible.

I felt really good in the first climb of the day, but then general fatigue set in. Stage 11 finish line quotes. Cyclingnews - Thomas, Froome say is a perfect position.

Geraint Thomas wins stage 11 at La Rosiere, takes yellow. Cyclingnews - Race explodes in second Alpine stage. I was in the virtual yellow jersey for a while, as I was last year, so I guess I can add another jersey to my virtual closet now.

No but it was good to be up there again and also picked up some more King of the Mountains points so maybe that can become an objective.

There is a ray of sunlight with Serge, who is having a great tour, being in the front and fighting for stages, and having the virtual yellow shows how consistent he has been in the two mountain stages.

On the penultimate climb, there was a moment when I suffered a lot but then I recovered and I started in pursuit. I would like to try again but now we have to focus on Vincenzo because now he is really ahead in the overall and me and my teammates are here at the Tour to help him the much as possible.

Cyclingnews - Van Avermaet extends overall lead. I had to ride really hard to catch the breakaway but once I was there, and we directly took six to seven minutes, I knew it could be a good day for me.

Taking a stage in the Tour de France has always been a dream and turning it into reality feels extraordinary. It was a hard day, especially in the last 30 kilometers, when I was alone, but that makes this moment even more special and beautiful.

It was really painful as he went down hard on his shoulder. We waited almost more five minutes and then the decision was made to take him to the hospital.

There was even no time to fight today because after 7km, Richie was involved in that crash. Of course, the bunch was really nervous and it happened just passing through a village.

I have been through a lot of things in the past, and it was such a hard time. I want to dedicate this victory to one of my best friends who passed away last winter.

This was really something for him because I said no, I am not done. I have to make at least one really big victory him, he was like my second father.

Tuesday, July 17 Starts at 9: Landa back to normal after Roubaix stage crash. Cobbles cause chaos at the Tour de France but GC battle remains perfectly poised.

Pushing past the pain: Getting Lawson Craddock through the Tour de France. It was a really hard fight the whole day. We really had a plan to stay out for the trouble all the time and it really worked out really well.

I was fighting my way back, and I am so proud. Uran philosophical despite losing time on the cobbles. We have one leader at the Tour de France.

Chris Froome crashes on Tour de France cobbles but avoids losing time. Cyclingnews - Thomas avoids the carnage as Team Sky look forward to the mountains.

Degenkolb wins much-feared stage in Roubaix. Cyclingnews - Carnage on the cobbles as Porte crashes out, Uran loses time. The closer we got to the finish, the more I started believing and this result is a big disappointment for me.

I have a good sprint after six hours and today it was only 3 hours 30 minutes. I tried to do my own sprint instead of waiting for him [Degenkolb] but next time, I will try again and try to beat him.

Overall, I kept the jersey and made a great race out of the stage and this is also something. I think we did a very good job.

We can be satisfied with what we achieved. The Tour de France goes to Hell — cobbles preview. Cyclingnews - GC contenders right to fear stage 9 from Arras to Roubaix.

Cyclingnews - Quick-Step boss has a number of cards to play on stage 9. Vincenzo Nibali hoping to repeat his Roubaix cobbles attack of Tour de France.

Adam Yates surrounded by Classics experts for Tour de France cobbled stage. Tony Martin out of Tour de France with spinal fracture.

Cyclingnews - Dan Martin loses time in late crash; Greipel, Gaviria relegated. We have worked really hard for this. It was about fighting for a good position all day.

I have to thank the team for their trust and support. This would have never been possible without my teammates.

Our policy is to develop and improve young talents. All resources and expertise are put into this and this is now paying off.

We pay attention to all kind of details, from training to nutrition to equipment. Everyone within this team contributes to this.

It was a long day and it was a little bit more relaxed but with a really fast final. I am happy I could take those three extra seconds in the bonus sprint.

It was an open sprint with nobody in front so it was good to give it a try and take some seconds to make sure I am safe for the next stage. Tomorrow is going to be flat but shorter than today and I think it is going to have the same outcome.

I feel like I can focus on Sunday and try to be up there and we will see what happens. Stage 7 finish line quotes. Cyclingnews - Groenewegen, Cavendish and Laporte talk about the final sprint.

Groenewegen wins stage 7 in Chartres. Cyclingnews - Van Avermaet retains yellow. But I felt that it improved every day. In the fourth stage, my timing was wrong, but I felt good.

Compared to last year, I feel more pressure now. This really gives a lot of confidence for the coming stages. Stage 6 finish line quotes.

Dan Martin wins on the Mur de Bretagne. Cyclingnews - Van Avermaet keeps yellow, Dumoulin and Bardet lose time. He is good at picking the right moment.

I think if you win a stage like this after attacking from that point then you are the strongest guy. We tried to do a good job and Richie tried to set a good tempo for himself and to try and take some seconds over the rest of the contenders.

I just hung in there as well as possible to maybe try to sprint but in the end, I had no power anymore. It was a super hard final climb and the tempo never slowed down.

But I am happy that I could stay up there and only a few guys could hold the tempo on the climb. Overall, it was a good day and I have another day in yellow to look forward to.

I was really relaxed all day and I was really looking forward to having a crack. Stage 5 finish line quotes. Sagan wins stage 5 in Quimper. Cyclingnews - Green jersey tops Colbrelli in drag race sprint.

Then, I think I went a bit too early on the sprint. The team did a perfect job to put us into position in the final.

It was a really demanding day for a lot of guys and I think the team did a great job all day. I think we did great today so we will see how it goes tomorrow.

Thomas makes appeal after tour trophy stolen. Geraint Thomas shows humility and humour in Cardiff homecoming parade. The Bradley Wiggins Show: The race plan was respected when he carried the Jersey during kms on a solo breakaway to Mourenx while he had already won the race.

His mission was accomplished on the Velodrome de La Cipale. And destiny that year saw the race finish on the eve of the Belgian National Day… a perfect calendar as the national hero returned on home soil: The Grand Place of Brussels was packed with people.

I realised that I had won the Tour de France and that was already a childhood dream. It really was a day like no other! Brussels Airport is 12km from Brussels city centre, while Brussels South Charleroi Airport is 45km from the city centre.

Wednesday, July 3 opening of the headquarters and press centre at Brussels Expo. By browsing this site, you accept the use of Cookies in order to offer to you an advertising tailored to your interests, and to perform traffic statistics.

The City of Brussels is divided into several different areas: The Pentagon that owes its name to its geographical shape is the historical centre.

These three areas have their own identity and show another side to Brussels.